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The Bright Idea Behind Power Classes

07/30/15, 06:50 AM | Solar & Wind | inverters | Fronius International GmbH

In order to avoid costs for AC panel upgrades, it makes sense for inverter manufacturers to provide power classes that get the most solar power on an existing customers AC panel without upgrading it.

IBM Uses Machine Learning to Boost Solar for Dept of Energy

07/28/15, 07:28 AM | Solar & Wind, Other Energy Topics | big data, solar forcasting

While other solar forecasting systems take more narrow location and timeframe views, whats different about the IBM approach is that we incorporate a great number of weather and solar energy prediction models. We then blend those using historical data as a function of weather situation, forecast horizon and location to create what we call a supermodel.

The future of solar Feed-in Tariffs in the UK

07/28/15, 07:28 AM | Solar & Wind | Feed-in Tariffs

Were extremely close to reaching the point at which renewable electricity costs as little to generate as electricity from fossil fuels, so its imperative that we dont take a backward step.

Geothermal Heating and Cooling

07/23/15, 07:06 AM | EVs and Fuel Cells, Other Energy Topics | Geothermal Energy

Geothermal heat pumps are ideal for use in buildings looking to reduce consumption to net zero.

A Proven Approach To The Challenge Of Building A Leak-proof Array

07/22/15, 12:03 PM | Solar & Wind, Other Energy Topics | Integrator, Tools and Installation Equipment | Roof Tech

The current suggested guideline by the NRCA (National Roofing Contractor Association) for the installation of a PV system on a steep slope asphalt shingle roof as far as the flashing of the PV system stanchions, shows the metal flange to be applied underneath the roofing paper.

Leveraging Simple Solar Installations for Optimized Land Use

07/21/15, 08:14 AM | Solar & Wind, Other Energy Topics | ground mounts | DCE Solar

Featuring the Cap-Rack™ System by DCE Solar

President Obama's Low-Income Solar Initiative

07/17/15, 08:06 AM | Solar & Wind, Other Energy Topics

There have been enough successful low-income solar pilot programs at the state and federal level that it is now possible to launch a larger initiative with confidence that it can succeed.

Intersolar 2015 Tradeshow Report

07/15/15, 07:49 AM | Solar & Wind, Other Energy Topics | Integrator, Intersolar, Tradeshows and Conferences

AltEnergyMag.com has once again partnered with Intersolar to bring all the industry news and exciting new products to help our readers make sense of this key tradeshow. Here we have compiled a list of some product releases from this years show.

Intersolar 2015 - Special News Report

07/15/15, 07:48 AM | Solar & Wind, Other Energy Topics | Intersolar, Tradeshows and Conferences

News and Product Announcements from InterSolar North America 2015

New at Intersolar - Single-axis Tracking System for Utility-Scale Solar

07/14/15, 08:29 AM | Solar & Wind, Other Energy Topics | solar tracking | Array Technologies, Inc.

The use of a tracking system for a utility-scale project not only reduces LCOE, but also provides more usable power by broadening the power production curve to provide a smoother flow of energy from dawn to dusk.

Modeling Microinverters and DC Power Optimizers in PVWatts

07/14/15, 07:05 AM | Solar & Wind, Energy Storage & Grids | Integrator, pvwatts | SolarEdge Technologies

PVWatts performs simplified PV system performance calculations using information about the arrays geographic location, orientation, and a set of user-input loss factors

Is Home Energy Storage Coming to your House?

07/09/15, 07:13 AM | Energy Storage & Grids, Other Energy Topics | Integrator, residential energy storage, tesla

Home energy storage helps whichever energy source is the cheapest, and helps the grid stay stable and available to us all.

Solar Heating Combined with a Ground Heat Pump Is a Cost-efficient, Ecological Solution

07/09/15, 07:12 AM | Solar & Wind, EVs and Fuel Cells | heating, hybrid systems

Solar power was particularly efficient when combined with ground heat in terms of the profitability of investments.

Solar Powered Water Pumping: Combining two hot topics, Water and Solar

07/08/15, 02:12 PM | Solar & Wind | solar water pumping | Backwoods Solar

A solar powered water system is one of the easiest solar power systems to install and will ultimately save you time and money.

ABB and Smart Grid Technology in North Carolina

07/06/15, 10:33 AM | Energy Storage & Grids, Other Energy Topics | Smart Grid | ABB Inc.

North Carolinas Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (REPS) has encouraged investments in renewables and the energy economy statewide.

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